Under the ban which was set by the Waste (Scotland) Regulations legislation in 2012; no biodegradable municipal waste would be allowed to be sent to landfill sites from January the 1st 2021. This ban applies to a wide range of waste types including the following European Waste Codes (EWC): 20 02 01 – Biodegradable waste […]
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Are You Helping or Hindering Scotland’s Recycling? How can this be improved? Currently the contamination rate in the Household waste recycling streams ranges from 0.91% to 43.04%* The average contamination rate for Scotland’s recycling is 17% *These figures, provided by SEPA, do not include waste that was so badly contaminated it does not make it
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Albion staff successfully achieve accredited Scottish Qualification Certificate in HE0T 33 Planning and Delivering Training Sessions to Groups giving them the confidence and skill set to be able to deliver training sessions to our clients. The qualification is intended for candidates with vocational expertise or subject knowledge whose job role includes the training of others
Innovation is fundamental in transforming the way we use resources within Scotland. Effectively managing our resources is imperative to achieving a circular economy in Scotland. Therefore, some benefits of innovation mirror the advantages gained from a circular economy, such as Environmental – safeguarding resources & lowering reliance on them; reducing waste generated; decreased carbon emissions
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Alasdair presents lecture to University of the West of Scotland (UWoS) students on Waste Management. All too often the focus in developing countries is building roads, schools, houses etc. and good waste management is often forgotten. Using his experience from travelling to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Alasdair put in context the difficulties faced by
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Please join us in welcoming Chris Eccles to the team as an Environmental Technician to support our continued growth. Chris recently graduated having spent the past 5 years studying environmental civil engineering with a specialty year in geo-environmental engineering. Chris has also gained valuable project management experience whilst interning in California with a construction management
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Soil waste classification and management expert and Principal Consultant Andrew Howlett, recently delivered a bespoke one-hour presentation on ‘Soil Management and the Interpretation of Site Investigation Reports’ to a major Scottish Construction Contractor. The presentation covered the following: What is Waste? Duty of Care SEPA Disposal Options Interpreting a Site Investigation Report The aim of
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As we head into the final quarter of 2018, Albion Environmental will be starting to prepare for the annual Scottish Pollution Inventory Returns (SPRI) for a number of their clients. Albion Environmental Ltd has provided environmental monitoring to a wide range of landfill clients since 2002. We have an experienced team of site technicians whose key
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Please join us in welcoming Fraser Christie to the team as an Environmental Consultant to support our continued growth. Fraser has environmental experience in the Private, Public and Third Sectors. He has a regulatory background and has carbon reduction and project management experience. Fraser also has international experience, spending eighteen months working abroad for Environmental
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SEPA’s new licensing requirements come into effect this weekend, Saturday 1st September, and they will affect all new large construction projects across Scotland. What is Changing? The changes to the regulations have been introduced to reduce the potential risks of pollution to the water environment from construction sites. Discharges of surface water run-off from construction
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